Victim robbed at night deposit box

By Wes Wolfe / Staff Writer

Published: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 06:50 PM.

An armed man allegedly ran off with a filled bank deposit bag at a little bank branch Tuesday afternoon.

Kinston Department of Public Safety Maj. Greg Thompson said the suspect waited at the night deposit box at the bank's West Vernon Avenue location and pulled a gun on a person attempting to make a deposit for the Salvation Army.

The victim was unharmed.

Police began searching for the suspect after receiving a call around 5:45 p.m. The suspect is described as a 5-foot-8-inch, skinny black male wearing a black ski mask, a black hoodie, dark jeans and sneakers.

An armed man allegedly ran off with a filled bank deposit bag at a little bank branch Tuesday afternoon.

Kinston Department of Public Safety Maj. Greg Thompson said the suspect waited at the night deposit box at the bank's West Vernon Avenue location and pulled a gun on a person attempting to make a deposit for the Salvation Army.

The victim was unharmed.

Police began searching for the suspect after receiving a call around 5:45 p.m. The suspect is described as a 5-foot-8-inch, skinny black male wearing a black ski mask, a black hoodie, dark jeans and sneakers.

The suspect remains at large.

Check Kinston.com and Thursday's edition for further updates.

Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and Wes.Wolfe@Kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.